dino

noun

di·​no ˈdī-(ˌ)nō 

plural dinos

1

: dinosaur sense 1

2

: dinosaur sense 2

Examples of dino in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company is also in the early stages of reintroducing Barney, the burgundy brontosaurus, to a generation of kids whose millennial and Gen-Z parents grew up watching the dino’s show. —Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025

Audiences love dinos, and this movie and its fresh, talented cast will rampage through the box office again. —Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 3 Jan. 2025

Ants farmed fungus after dino demise Adding a discovery to this list that doesn’t directly involve dinosaurs might seem strange, but new findings about when ants began to farm fungus have added significant detail to the mass extinction that wiped out all the non-avian dinosaurs. —Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Dec. 2024

This dino hoodie from Amazon is made from soft velvet and comes in sizes all the way up to XXL. —Christopher Murray, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for dino

• fino
• keno
• lino
• wino
• amino
• carlino
• casino
• imino
• ladino
• latino
• merino
• neutrino